Reviews of Deerwood Inn Madison Campground

Rating:

5

7

7

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Dec 2014 -
$30.00

We arrived as it was getting dark. Practically scared out of my mind by the big loud dog in the office. After we got set up, my wife noticed a distinct marijuana smell in the air. This and the overall run-down feel of the entire park made us feel a little unsafe. Since we had already paid and it was too late at night to just go somewhere else, I just made sure we were completely locked up and had the gun nearby. When we woke up and got ready to go, we noticed a big pile of dog poop right outside our front door and some trash on the picnic table. The place has potential. If they just cleaned the place up and got rid of the dingy permanent mobile homes, it could be a decent park. But it's clear the owner doesn't really care about the place. Not a park we'll come back to, as there are two others a few miles up the road. - Brian McG

Nov 2014 -
$21.00

We like coming back to this park, but it is not a destination location. It is hidden behind the Deerwood Inn and run by the same office. The staff is nice and the park is pretty much deserted except for one or two permanent residents. It is very convenient to I-10 (but no road noise) and 10 minutes fro "downtown" Madison. - melissabrvs

Apr 2014 -
$31.00

This is a fine place to pull off for the night. Yes it is old and not well maintained, more like camping in the woods with hookups. But it has everything you need; quiet, shaded, good utilities including WIFI, but no TV. The friendly lady at the office said we should be able to get 2 or 3 stations on the antenna but I couldn't. The lady led us to our site which is good because the roads are grassed over and not all sites are well marked - you just drive across the grass and pull up beside your utility box. There are long term/permanents in the back but they are clean and quiet. I wouldn't hesitate to stay again if in the area. One bad thing about the place is it's right next to a swamp and I bet the bugs are bad in the summer. - utchaps

Reviews of Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park at Madison

Rating:

6

7

7

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Jan 2015 -
$17.00

We stayed for 2 nights in a fairly level, pull-thru site right next to the dump station even though the park was 90% empty and there were many, many other sites available. Roads are paved, sites are gravel. No trees on our site but park has many large oaks and pines. No off-leash dog park but lots of areas to walk dogs. Wifi was very weak at our site. There were a few longterm residents parked next to the lake. Site had water hookup up front, electric in the middle and sewer way in the back so you either needed to pull way up to get the towed off the road or use a sewer extension. Park had many burned out lights. You need a gate code to re-enter if you leave the park after hours. Office staff was cool and a bit aloof but we only had to deal with her at check-in. Convenient to the interstate so I would stay here again but not next to the dump station. - Flippitti

Dec 2014 -
$35.00

This was an overnight stop but a good value. The entrance was a bit tight for a big rig motorhome. It is an older campground and the big rig sites were new with very soft gravel. Due to recent heavy rains we were afraid of being stuck when departing because of the soft gravel on the site so we had to unhook our toad and back out of the pull-through site and onto more solid

ground than was in the front of the site. The site was long enough to stay hooked up otherwise. The staff was friendly and courteous. There was a waterpark nearby but we did not inspect it. We will definitely return when in the area. - John & Bobbie

Nov 2014 -
$20.00

Rate shown is PA. This is a nice enough park, but close to I-10 so there is traffic noise. They have put several new sites in the middle of a barren field when there were many unused sites in the shade nearby, which were closer to the restrooms. The park was nearly empty, but they parked each overnighter in these 10 sites side by side to me. All the park amenities are closed for the season, so I am puzzled by this move. I would rather have parked underneath the tall oaks, which were shadier, quieter, closer to the restrooms and separated more from my neighbors. Regardless, shower and toilets looked fairly clean, and there was a nice store. They are trying to figure out how to attract more people in the off season. It was only for one night and OK for that, but to make it a destination, they need to park people in the more desirable spots. - cinharover